Imitation masonry wall and units used therein



May 24, 1932. F. E. HORNE 1,860,131

IMITATION MASONRY WALL AND UNITS USED THEREIN Filed Jan. 9, 1930 4 Sheets- Sheet 1 l I I P 15 l l I i4 1! +2 \ja/ $1 27 W y 622' I May 24, 1932. H E 1,860,181

IMITATION MASONRY WALL AND UNITS USED TI'IERBIN Filed Jan. 9; 1930' 4 Sheets-Sheet 2' 10 A Z? 10 May 24, 1932.

F. E. HORNE IMITATION MASONRY WALL AND UNITS USED THERE IN I Filed Jail. 9: 1950 4 Sheets-Sheet s v. a a

May 24, 1932.

F. E. HORNE IMITA'IION MASONRY WALL AND UNITS USED THEREIN Filed Jan. 9. 19so z sheets-shet 4 depending portions are bevelled on their the units to simulate any type of'masonry 7Q this application may be laid or applied over i. I believe that the shingles or units ,illus- '95,

go stood, of course, that my novel units may be in thisapplication. V a1 Patented May 24, 1932 l I b v I UNITED T gp'xrrm Fr fi FREDERICK n. HORNE, or Marinara, MASSACHUSETTS, Assrenon or cun -Hetero ROBERT ,BACON, 0F WINCHESTER; MASSACHUSETTS IMITATION MASONRY WALL AND UNITS USED THEiREIN Applicationjfiled January 9, 1930; Serial N0.419,603.

a My present invention relates to walls, and built into a wall on the bare sidingof a includes a novel'method of building or'conhouse, eitherof anew house or to the siding: structing said walls, as well as the units or of an old housefrom which the shingles or shingles used in carrying out said method, clapboardslh'avebeenrremoved. There isng Whether such shingles are constructed as 'sinlimit to the color and texture combinations gle units, or in strip formation; 1 'which may be utilized in a wall builti of my An important object of this invention renovel units, and any type of masonry desired j sides in the construction of a wall with my may be simulated, such as common brick 1 novel units so that the completed wall will structure, stone work, tilework, terracotta, a, simulate the appearance of a masonry wall. or any combination of style or design possi- Anotherobject. ofthe invention resides in his in masonry Work. I H so constructing the individual units or shin v,l'n the present application I have illusgles that the laying thereof in the wall will vtrated several f walls in simulation ;of well be facilitated. I accomplish this desirable'known masonry structures, as illustratiyeof Y a result by providing a shingle having one or the wide ranges possible with my invention, more dependingportion's, and'each shingle but. it will beappreciated that I am not] having said portions of contrasting color, limited to any of the types of structures texture, or visible material. The lower edges illustrated, as I, may vary the sha of the wings of the shingles adjacent to the of the weather or exposed portions of V rear surfaces, and the interlocking, or lock architecture, utilizing any style, shape,-mabutt shingles or units, or the depending porterial, color, design, or combinations thereof tions, are formed with anupturned portion desired. e v i o onth'eir rear face, the upper front edge of While Walls constructed of my novel units a 5 said upturned portions also being beveled'to and in accordancewithmy present invention facilitate sliding of the lock butt unit under will simulate a masonry wall inappearance, those units which are already laid, in order exposed texture, fire resistance, and durf to effect quickerlaying of the wall. w ability, and the like, such walls will cost'no A still further object of the invention remore tol lay or build than the present day L sides in providing the exposed surfaces of the customary shingle or clapboardiwall's. The 1 0 shingles or units with portions to-simulate cost of building a masonry wall relative to a mortar, cement, or other adhesive bond, as the cost of a shingle or clapboard wall is well well as surfaces to simulate bricks, stones, or known, the cost of the masonrywallbeing other materials utilized in masonry work. considerably higher. v I

The, wall built of my novelunits' will be 1 However, in many instancesit is. the ap- '85 substantially, ifnot entirely, equivalent to pearance of a masonry wall which i'sjf'the masonry structures in fire resistance, dura prime consideration for the construction of V bility and in appearance. The color, texture; such a wall, and it,i's,jthere fore,jtheobject or material of these shingles or units may be of my invention to enable walls'toqbe built of any desired nature or combination, the in simulation of masonry ,wallsof any type, .90 units themselves being preferably flexible, with all the advantagesand benefitsof dur e or semi-rigid if desired, for ease ofapplica-v ability, fire resistance andfappearance of a); j

l 1 masonry wall, but at the considerably lower tion and construction. r p

Any of the units or shinglesillustratedin cost of a shingleorclapboard wall. I 1 1 old shingles or clapboards, without the necestrated andfdescribed herein,- as; well was the sity of removing said clapboards orshingles, wallstructure built thereoffas well as the an advantage which will be readily apparent method of building suchla wall, arenovel, to those skilledin the art. It will be underand the same are, therefore, claimed broad advantages, will be hereinafter more fully pointed out, described and claimed, 3 Referring to the drawings, illustrating preferred embodiments of. this invention. Fig. 1' is a fragmentary front elevation of a wall according to my invention;

Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view on the line 2 -2 of Fig. 1.; V I I Fig. 3 is a perspective View ofvonejo'f the I p the siding boards 11, buildingunits or shingles V building units utilized in the wall of Fig. 1;

'Figis aperspective View of the double 7 unit which 'may' be employed With, equal 7 facility; I g V Fig. '5 is a fragmentaryfront elevation of a wall il ustrating one of the types'of imitationmasonry walls possible with my invention V sa' perspective viewfof the, shingle I Or-unitutilized in thewall of Fig. 5;

' Fig. '7 is a fragmentary front elevation of I Fig-61 alwall illustratin a further typebfimitw tion masonry, we, 1.; a

- Fig.8 is a perspective'viewiofthe shingle I p as in Fig. 1, they.areso spaced that the deor unit utilized in the Wall of Fig. 7

I Fig; 9 is a fragmentary front elevationof further type of masonry Wall;

.- Fig.1(l'isla vertical sectional line) 10 f10 of Fig; 9; I I I I Fig. 11 is'a perspectiveview of the double view on the j shingle shown in the-wallofFig. '9;

' 1 5 Fig. isia perspecti I Fig. 12 is a perspectiveview o'f-a single sl'iin gle wh y be aged .pl'ace dr the I 'unit of Fig. 11; I V I ragmenta'ry front elevation of a wall illustrating another type of masonry structure capable of simulation by my in-- vention;;- I

"Fig. 14: is a vertical sectional view on the line141-914 of Fig. 13; V v

've view of one of the units utilized in the wall of Fig. 13;

Fig. 16 is a perspective'view of another of the units utilized in Fig. 13;

jI Fig.17 is a PBISPBCUVG viewiof a strip shingle or unit'which maybe utilized in the fwallf of Fig. 13 if desired;

Fig. 18 is a'fragmentary front. elevation of ai w'all similar'tothe wall, of Fig. with a differentltypeof exposed surface;

Fig. 19 1s aperspeetive view of one of the: units utilized in Fig. 18;;

3 Fig. 20f is a perspective view of another of v wings and' the bevelled edges of'th'e upturnedends of the depending portions 20 areconf the 'unitsutilized in Fig.- -18 and Fig. 21 is a perspective -v1ew of a multiple design as Figs. 19 and 20.

' Referring now to the drawings,'for a par=- 'ticular descri tion of the invention, and the preferred --method of carrying out the same, the base of novel wall is comprised 'of the usualstuds 10 and siding boards ll, as

is usual construction I in 'a fr'a'ine building 1 prior to the laying of a shingle or clapboard 1 :Wall. 1 V I It Willbe understood thatI may practice which have already been surfaced' or-laid with shingles or cla-pboards, and will obtain the-same advantages of appearance, fire, re{ sistance, durability, weatherproofness and economy of. building, as if my novel units I 'We're applied 'toi'a new wall.

In carryingout' my lnventioml applyto 12, having a depending portion 13 of less Width than the shingle,. the shingle being pro- 7 vided with projecting Wings-13a, the rear lower edgeofsaid wings being bevelled as at 14. The portion 13 has its lower'end 15 "upout'portions 17 are formed, at the lower edge of each. Wing 130, these cutout portions 17 turned in the'rear of the portion 13, 'and' has its'frontbo'ttom edge bevelled as zit-'16. Cut- I being' of 'a depth substantially equivalent 7 to the thickness of the 'materia'l of the 'por-' tion 13.

. When I'ny novelshingles are laid in a wall,

pending portion 13 of eachshingle will'en-. I

gage the cutout portions 17of the two shingles in thenext lower'row, which said portion '13 is adapted to interlock, the upturned portion '15 being slid underfthe wings 13 of 1 said lower shingles,fthebevelled edges 14 and 16 facilitating the application of the'shingles during the-construction of the wall. The

shingles arepreferably secured nails 18 surfaces of themain body of shingle 12 and the-depending portion 13 may be of any through the wings 13a,'so that the depending portion 1301f the neXtrowof shingles to be applied will cover and conceal said nails 18', as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The exposed,

'desiredcolor, or combinationofcolors, or

texture, or combin'ation of "textures, to"si1nu-' 1 late, in the completed wall, aconventional stone wall masonry structure.

twoor more dependingportions'20, and havadaptedto' be engaged by one of the depend- A I. 1 In place of the individual un1ts12, I may. utilize a strip shingle 19, if desired, havingv to be laid, otherwise the structure of the shinf'gle'19 will'be iclenticalwith thatlof the shin;

'gle "12, sofar as the bevelledi' edges of It will thus beclearly;apparent to those j skilled [in the art that manytypes of walls may be built or constructed of mymvei s mgles and an unlimited range of color or design combinations is p'ossible. I

In Figso and .1 have mar nas ans-'22 V, a mortar, cement, or other adhesivebond] The details of construction of the shingles 25 of another color or texture, thus when the 26 having an exposed surface 27 on the main body thereof, and an exposed surface 28 on the depending portion 29. The surfaces 27 and 28 may be of any desired color, texture,

materal or design, to simulate a desired j masonry structure. The exposed portions of the shingle 26 are also provided with strips 30 of a color or texture, or both, to simulate 22 and .26 are identical with the details of construction of the shingle 12, with the exception of the exposed or visible surfaces as above briefly. described.

In Figs. 9, 10- and 11 I have illustrated a shingle 31, formed as a strip .with two or more,

depending portions 32. The cutoutportion 33 between the depending portions 32 is equivalent to the width of one of the dependin portions 32. Thus, when laid inthe wall of Fig. 9, the depending portions 32 of one row are adapted to be applied between thedepending portions 32 of the next lower row, the lower edges 34 of said depending portions being turned upwardly in back of said portions and bevelled, as clearly shown, to

slide under the bevelled edges of the wings 35, the wings 35 being of a length to cooperate, when laid in a wall, to be equivalent to the width of one of the depending portions 32. Thus a still further variation in design is possible. i

In Fig. 12 is illustrated a single unit 36 which may be utilized in place of the multiple unit or shingle 31, if desired.

In Figs. 13, 14, 15 and 16 I have illustrated a wall and units to produce adifi'erent-visual aspect. In this wall the unit 37 has cutout portions 38, the bottom edges of said unit at said cutout portions being bevelled ontheir rear face, as at 39. 'When two of the units 37 are assembled on a wall, as illustrated in Fig. 13, the cutout portions 38 will be equivalent to the width of the smaller unit 40, which has its lower end 41 upturned in backthereof,

and is provided with a bevelled edge 42 to facilitate the applying of the smaller unit in its proper cooperative position 'withrespect to the units 37. In the completed wall of Fig.

13 the units 37 and 40 will present the ap pearance of stretcher and header courses of stones or blocks. In place ofthe larger unit 37 I may utilize a multiple shingle or unit '43, having two or more cutout portions 44 adapted to be engaged by the smaller units 40. Otherwise the structure of the multiple unit 43 is similar to that of the unit 37-. V

In Figs. 18, 19 and 20 Ihave illustrated a wall and units similar to those illustrated in Figs. 13, 15 and 16, the larger unit 45 being provided with'strips46 in 'simulation of a bond, and with'anexposedsurface 47in si-' mulation of acbrick or stone.

The strips 46], I

inthe completed wall, will simulate the horizontal bond or bed, while the strips48 on the course or bed, the surface 50 of the shingle 49 being of a color, texture,-:or' both, to simulate brick'or' stone or other masonry material, and being of a size to illustrate or simulate a header, whereas the surfaces 47 illustrate a stretcher.

In the shingle 45 the cutout portions 51 are of greater depth than the cutout portions 38, in order that the unit 49may be positioned sufficiently high to expose the upper strip 46 smallerunit 49 will simulate the vertical bond of a shingle in the next lower row, to more completely carry out the simulation of the horizontal mortarbed. If desired a strip shingle or unit 52' could be utilized, having cutout portions 53and partial cutout portions 54, .to receive the smaller units 49.' Otherwise the construction of the strip 52 is identical with the. structure of the shingle 45, and it will be understood that with the exception of the depth of cutout portions 51, the

shingles 45 and 49 are identical with the shingles 37and 40.

have devised awall structure and units for use therein substantially as economical of The exposed surfaces'of all of my units may be provided with any suitableor desir-.

able color, texture, or material, to simulate any desired material'or units used 1111a masonry wall.

It Will thus be readily apparent that my n v flIt will thus be readily appreciated that I vention is capable of a wide range of'use, and of simulating any styles, forms, shapes or de signs in imitation of masonry walls of sub stantially any construction.

It will, therefore, be appreciated that I do not limit myself in this applicationto any particular style, shape, material'or design,

as'Iutilize those materials, colors and textures which will bestsimulate the masonry walls of whichmy Wallsare imitations.

- While I have necessarily described the pres V ent inventionsomewhat in detail, it will be appreciated'that I may vary the size, shape, design and material of the parts illustrated the spirit of the invention.

within wide limits, wihout departing from fined in the claim as follows 7 My invention is further described and'de I i i l/Vall structure comprising building units of nonma'sonry material laid inoverlapping rows, certain of saidunits having their lower edges beveled on their rear sides, an upturned butt on the rearv bottom edge of others of said units adapted to engage said beveled edges and interlock fid llliits, certain of six-idjmits 4: r gene a-1 having surfaces adaptedto simillate the matea rials and horizontalfbond 'co-urseslof a ma sonr'y wall, and others of "saidwlinit's having surfaces -ada ted to simulate the materials and vertical bondcourse s of a masonry Wall. InjteStimony whereof, Ishfive signed my name tothis specification.

FREDERICK HORNE; V Y 

